Bichromatic vs. Dichromatic

Bichromaticadjective

(mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible colours.

Bichromaticadjective

(physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time.

Dichromaticadjective

having two colors.

Dichromaticadjective

(pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished

Dichromaticadjective

(zoology) having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.

Dichromaticadjective

(biology) occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism.

Dichromaticadjective

(optics) having two hues, either of which may be visible depending on both the concentration of the absorbing substance and the depth or thickness of the medium traversed, such as in pumpkin seed oil. A form of polychromatism.

Dichromaticadjective

(optics) exhibiting dichroism; dichroic.

Dichromaticadjective

Having or exhibiting two colors.

Dichromaticadjective

Having two color varieties, or two phases differing in color, independently of age or sex, as in certain birds and insects.

Dichromaticadjective

of or relating to dichromatism

Dichromaticadjective

having two colors;